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Maximum Range Front
Radar Detector Test
During the 2004 SML Long Range test SML used a 12 mile flat course in New Mexico, north of the main testing site. The 2005 long range test was done differently.
The top performers from the "Over the Hill" test were selected for this test; the Bel 895, the Escort 8500 X50, the Beltronics RX65, the Valentine One, and the Bel Vector 995.
Assisted by two county sheriff's departments, SML used their old testing course from the mid 1980's measuring six miles and a second course of nine miles, which was an access road of Interstate 10.
During each test, the radar detectors were in clear line of sight to the radar guns.
Since the emphasis on 2005's testing was on Ka band, SML tested these detectors on all of the three Ka band frequencies, i.e. 34.7, 33.8, and 35.5. Remember, Ka now accounts for over 90% of all new radar guns being sold today!
Used was Kustom Talon II at 35.5, a Stalker Dual at 34.7, and a MPH Bee II at 33.8 GHz. These guns were left in the constant transmit mode.
To accurately report your distance from a radar gun, the radar detector warnings should increase as you approach the radar guns location. The below graph should not be an indication of reception and/or performance, but only as a guide to signal strength displayed by that individual detector.
With these long range results, some people may be bothered by these long range warnings and either ignore them or even turning their radar detector off, DON'T!
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